SOLIDS, in Anatomy, are the bones, ligaments, membranes, muscles, nerves and vessels, &c.
The solid parts of the body, though equally composed of vessels, are different with regard to their consistence; some being hard and others soft. The hard, as the bones and cartilages, give firmness and attitude to the body, and sustain the other parts: the soft parts, either alone or together with the hard, serve to execute the animal functions. See ANATOMY.